Chants for Spiritual Awakening

AUM

"Om is the seed of sound for the sixth chakra, where masculine and feminine energies meet at the center of the brow. Because Om represents a conjuunction of will and sound, it is commonly used as a prefix to mantras of all kinds.

"Source: Healing Mantras, Thomas Ashley-Farrand, Ballantine Wellspring 1999, pg. 151

Shante Prashante Sarva Bhaya Upasha Mani Swaha

Mantra to transform the energy of fear

SHAN-TEH PRAH-SHAN-TEH
SAHR-VAN BHAH-YAH OO-PAH-SHAH MAH-NEE SWAH-HA

"Invoking supreme peace I offer [surrender] the quality of fear to its source in the higher and formless universal mind. Salutation."

Source: Healing Mantras, Thomas Ashley-Farrand, Ballantine Wellspring 1999, pg. 137

Om Hraum Mitraya Hamaha
Mantra to remove fear of loneliness and provide companionship

OM HROUWM MEE-TRAH-YAH NAHM-AH-HA

"May the light of friendship shine through me, drawing noble companionship.

Source: Healing Mantras, Thomas Ashley-Farrand, Ballantine Wellspring 1999, pg. 137

Om Shrim Mah Lakshmiyei Swaha
The Foundation Abundance Mantra

OM SHREEM MAH-HA LAHKSH-MEE-YEI SWAH-HA

OM:The prefix
Shrim: the seed sound for the principle of abundance
Maha: "great Quantity"
Lakshmi: The principle of abundance (again)
Swaha: "I salute."

Source: Healing Mantras, Thomas Ashley-Farrand, Ballantine Wellspring 1999, pg. 151

Gryatri
The Essence of All Mantras-A meditation on
spiritual light to enlighten the mind and intellect

Om Bhur, Bhuvaha, Swaha Tat savitur Varenyam, Bhargo Devasys Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonaha Prachodayat

OM BOO BOO-VAH-HAH SWAH-HA TAHT SAH-VEE-TOOR VAHR-EHY-YUM BHAHR-GO DEH-VAHS-YAH DEE-MAH-HEE DEE-MAN-HEE DEE-YOH YOHN-AH-AH PARCH-CHOH-DAH-YAHT

"O Self-effulgent Light that has given birth to all the lokas [spheres of consciousness], who is worthy of worship and appears through the orbit of the Sun, illumine our intellect."

Source: Healing Mantras, Thomas Ashley-Farrand, Ballantine Wellspring 1999, pg. 208

Om Sharavana Bhavaya Namaha
Produces good luck or a general good outcome
from a variety of circumstances.

OM SHAH-RAH-VAH-NAH
BHAH-VAH-HAN NAHM-AH-HA

"Om and salutations to the son of Shiva, who brings auspiciousness and who is cheif of the celestial army."

Om Nama Shivaya

A mantra for spiritual gorwth and insight

OM NAH-MAH SHEE-VAH-YAH

"This Siddha mantra uses the universal elements that govern each chakra: earth, water, fire, air and ether. The syllables Na, Ma, Shi, Va and Ya help the chakras to better utilize the fundamental elements that predominate in the chakra. One who is a siddha is a perfect being. This mantra leads you powerfully toward spiritual maturity. Thus, this mantra is frm the tradition of the path of Perfection of the Divine Vehicle, which refers to the himan body in all of its gross and subtyle parts."

Sarva Mangala Mangalyei Shive Sarvartha Sadikei
Sharanyei Tryambakei Gauri Marayani Manostute

Mantra for compassion which invokes Shiva in a compassionate femine form.

SAHA-VAH MAHN-GAH-LAH MAHN-GAHL-YEI SHEE-VI SAHR-VARH-TAH SAH-DEE-KEI SHAH-RAHN-YEI TRAH-YAHM-BAH-KEH GOW-REE NAH-RAH-YAN-NEE NAH-MAH-STOO-TEH

"Oh Great Feminine power which is the driving energy of Shiva, Narayana, whoe very touch brings ecstasy, one who opens the eye of wisdom, bestow upon us the highest blessings."

Om Trayumbakam Yajamah Sughandhim Pushti Vardanam Urvar-ukamiva Bandhanan Mrityor Muksheeya Manritat

This mantra is called the Maha-Mrityunjaya mantra, which roughly means "great mantra relieving one from death and disease."

OM TRY-UM-BAH-KUM YA-JAHM-MAH-HEY
SOO-GAHN-DIM POOSH-TEE VAHR-DAH-NAHM OOR-VAHR-OO-KUMEE-VAH BAHN-DAHN-AHN MRIT-YOUR MOOK-SHEE-YAH MAHM-REE-TAHT

"Shelter me, O three-eyed Lord Shiva, Bless me with health and immortality and sever me from the clutches of death, even as a cucumber is cut from its creeper."